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Includes document related to Lady Margaret's foundations in Oxford.

Includes documents related to the foundations in Oxford and Cambridge; does not include St John's College

Concerning the priest of Southfleet, Sir Peter Owenden, and the archdeacon's and bishop's jurisdictions

Possibly includes Fisher, but name lost by damage

A note of the names of those appointed to meet the Pope's ambassadors at Dover and convey them to Dartford. Sent to John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester

Letters and grants related to Stanley property in Moldesdale, Flintshire

Includes the accounts of Miles Worsley cofferer or treasurer of the chamber to Lady Margaret. The accounts are for the households of Hatfield, Colyweston [Collyweston] and Croydon

Memorandum pd [paid] the xxvj day of October when that my lorde [lord] sent me to Wendsor [Windsor] to Mister Secortort. Pd [paid] the smae day at Dartforth [Dartford] for my drenke [drink] j ob. ....
Signed: Jos Roffs. for my lady

Memorandum payd [paid] by Morgan Mores on Mounday [Monday] the iij th daye [day] of November [1511] for his boot hyre [boat hire] frome [from] London to Mourtlake [Mortlake] and from thens [thence] to London whyen [when] he and the franchine was with my lord chaumerlane [Chamberlain] with a pateron [pattern] of my ladeys toume [Lady's tomb] ij s. iiij d.
Item payd by hym [him] on Tysda [Tuesday] the fourte [fourth] daye [day] of the same mounth [month] for hys bothyr [his boat hire] frome [frome] Stangate [Stonegate] to London and from London to Stangate [Stonegate] j d.
Summa ij s. v d.

Rough memoranda of payments, includng some recorded for the period in the accounts of Lady Margaret's executors. Payments are recorded 10 April "scriptori pro fundatione collegii sancti Johannis 10s'' and for graving the College seal and its silver, 40s 10d. The memo also contains notes of withdrawals of money from a chest at Westminster.

Grant: Thomas, Lord Stanley, to Lady Margaret, of the Castle of Hawarden, Cheshire, and the manors of Bidston, Chesire, Alston, Lancashire, Flintham and Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire; and lands in the Wirral, Prescot and Anlesargh, Lancashire, for term of her life.

Contemporary copies of the mandate of King Henry VIII to Roger Lupton "Keeper of our Haniper [Hanaper] in our Chauncery [Chancery]", to deliver letters patent in favour of the executors of the Lady Margaret, for the foundation of a chantry at Wimborne, for the licence to buy land for Christ's College, [Cambridge] and for the foundation of St John's College.

Items found in London following Lady Margaret's death.

Includes lists of payments, expenses and receipts regarding Lady Margaret's will and her estates.

A slip of paper, headed "My worshyppfull lady the Kings moder", with a list of purchases beginning:
Item 4 bolts and 4 lynkhys [links] for the chayne [chain] 3 s. 2 d.

List of officers & servants of the Queen's [Elizabeth of York household, chamber & stable, & servants of princess of Wales [Katherine of Aragon]; end.'a remembrance for the queen's servants, for my lady's grace'. Includes chamberlain, vice-chamberlain, confessor, kervers [carvers], cuppebearer [cupbearer], master of the horses and secretary.

A list of jewels belonging to the Lady Margaret in the keeping of Mistress Fowler

A list of jewels belonging the Lady Margaret in the keeping of Mistress Fowler [lady of the Countess of Richmond].

A sheet of notes advising courses of action concerning the Lady Margaret's affairs including "the matter concernynge Sancte Johnannes house in Cambridge "; this was most likely drawn up by her executors.

Copy of the first part of Letters Patent of Henry VIII cancelling the licence dated 10 July 1515, to the executors of the Lady Margaret to acquire land from the College, replacing it with a new licence.